Americans are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost.

Of course, we are all eager to learn more about the new pope, but this effort to attach significance to things that may be ephemeral or accidental is a fool's errand.

Cardinal Robert Prevost became the first American pope on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV. U.S. media reacted to the election of the new head of the Church, with many highlighting the historic significance of this moment.